Minoru Tanaka
Born: 1972-11-29 in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Minoru Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler. Tanaka first gained prominence in Fujiwara Gumi and Battlarts before moving on to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a four time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, a five time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 2006 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. After leaving NJPW, he joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he found continued success in the junior heavyweight and tag team ranks upon winning the World Junior Heavyweight Championship once and the All Asia Tag Team Championship twice. From 2013 to 2016, Tanaka worked for Wrestle-1. He is currently a freelancer, and primarily competes in Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), where he has held the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship twice. He is a former GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, making him the second man (after Naomichi Marufuji) to hold all three major Japanese junior heavyweight singles titles as well as the only man to hold all five major junior heavyweight titles in Japan (counting the aforementioned tag team prizes).
Filmography
2020
2015
- Freedom's Bloody X-Mas as Minoru Tanaka
2014
- TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014 as Minoru Tanaka
- TNA Bound For Glory 2014 as Minoru Tanaka
2013
2008
- Cinderella Formula as Dr. Komiya
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 as Minoru
- TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan as Minoru Tanaka
2007
- NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final) as Minoru
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 as Minoru
2006
- The Best of the X Division Vol. 2 as Himself
- TNA Lockdown 2006 as Minoru Tanaka
- TNA Sacrifice 2006 as Himself
2001
- NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
- NJPW Wrestling World 2001 as Minoru Tanaka
1999
1997
- Zero Woman: The Hunted as Bodyguard
1972
- New Japan Pro Wrestling as Minoru Tanaka